ILSxxx Israeli Shekel exchange rate Live chart (Israel currency, code: ILS, symbol: ₪)

Israel currency : Israeli new Shekel (ISO 4217 currency code: ILS, symbol: ₪ ) : 1 shekel = 100 agora. The new shekel has been in use since 1 January 1986, when it replaced the hyperinflated old shekel at a ratio of 1000:1. Official currency of State of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל) in Western Asia. 1952 ~ 1980 : Israeli pound. 1980 ~ 1985 : Israeli shekel. The origin of the name "shekel" (שֶׁקֶל‎) is from the ancient Biblical currency by the same name. The currency sign for the new shekel ₪ is a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words shekel (ש) and ẖadash (ח). Central bank is Bank of Israel. Printer is Orell Füssli. Mint is KOMSCO.